A Handbook of Happiness for Small Farmers

Chapter 453 The Poor Dongning Village

Sure enough, it is easy to do things with money.

With a salary of one tael of silver plus a reward, the two young wives chose the candidates to hire without any hesitation.

The one who went to invite people was the younger Sister-in-law Liu. She had quick legs and could go faster than Sister-in-law Meng when she went.

After Mrs. Liu left, Mrs. Meng continued to do dishes and other work. Qin Keer sat on the side, chatting casually with Mrs. Meng.

Through chatting with Mrs. Meng, Qin Keer learned that in Dongning Village, most of the family's main income comes from farming.

Only a few, like the village head Si and the old fifth woman, have income other than farming. As for renting land, there are no families living on rent in Dongning Village.

This made Qin Ke'er feel a little sad. Compared with the peasants in the previous life, these poor people who depended on God for food were treated like heaven and earth.

If God is in a good mood, maybe there will be a bumper harvest. If God is in a bad mood, let alone a bumper harvest, it is considered good if you can fill your stomach.

"Then why don't you go out to work? I see that many villagers in other villages make money by relying on other crafts! Among other things, Master Lu who helped me build the house, I think he is doing well every day. " Qin Ke'er was puzzled, since the land could not provide food and clothing, why not find another way out?

"That has to be counted with craftsmanship! Girl, uh, no, Miss Ke'er, I heard that you forgot what happened before, so there may be some things you don't know. Our Dongning Village, except for the village head and The old fifth woman can point out that apart from farming, other people's eyes are darkened, and they don't know anything except farming." Sister-in-law Meng raised her arm and wiped the sweat from her face, then lowered her head and continued. Brush the dishes.

"No skills? Let's learn!" Qin Ke'er thought very simply, as long as he learns what he doesn't know, he can know it.

"What are you learning? Look at the nearby villages and towns. There is no money to learn crafts. Our village is poor. Let alone learning crafts, there are very few people who can spare money to teach their dolls."

It seemed that she had mentioned the sadness of Mrs. Meng. When she said this, her tone seemed a little heavy.

Qin Ke'er suddenly remembered that Mrs. Meng's son seemed to be five years old this year. According to the customs of the Ming Dynasty, a five-year-old child had already reached the age of enlightenment and should be sent to a private school.

But the situation of Mrs. Meng's family is not good. Apart from other things, in a place as big as Dongning Village, his family can be regarded as a middle-lower class family.

I heard that Mrs. Meng's father-in-law just died of illness two years ago. Before he died, he ate a lot of soup and medicine, and he still couldn't save him in the end.Later, I bought a cheap coffin and buried it.

I thought that I would gradually get better this day, but because of the death of her husband, the mother-in-law didn't change her mind and fell ill.

This is good, the decoction of soup and medicine is maintained again.

Now I am still alive, but I can’t do without soup and medicine every day, not to mention working, even helping to look after a child is a problem.

For a family like this, not to mention providing for their children to go to school, even the usual meals are a problem, so how can there be any spare money to send to private schools.

This time, Village Chief Si asked her to work for Qin Ke'er, firstly because this woman is indeed a diligent person, and secondly because her family's conditions are indeed poor.

(End of this chapter)